Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-11
WHAT "THEYn ARE WEARING.

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| Fresh Fashions from the Metropolitan
Era of Dude Neckwear'
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Jnne g.
Hats, They never were so varied, 50
nrettv nor SO stylish as this season. Nearly
all have high crowns and, as every really OBJ
| servant woman knows hat without high
crown has no style about it, There is some
thing about high crown that gives its
wearer an air. As a milliner Of my acqualnt-
ance saws; "a low crowned hat always re-
minds me of the horseradish women in mar
ket.n Trimming is put on high IN front, IN
great masses directly above the face, without
any regard for the rear whatever. Some
times the height of it approaches caricature,
yet the wearers seem serenely happy. Some
of them are doubtless pleased at the knowl-
edge that their hat is trimmed higher than
any other. 1t is something to be above the
multitude, if it is only in the matter Of head
wear Shapes vary so that every woman can
have something becoming and still be in
fashion. The dear little sailors, as usual,
have d good constituency. Fashions come
and fashions go, but they hold on firm, and
with good reason. They are becoming to al
most every one, they are stylish, they are
never flashy nor pretentious and they are ap'
proprate for many occasions yes and they
are invariably pretty.
And as for bonnets, those dear little trifles
which New York ladies take to in preference
to hats, or even shoes and stockings, il the
choice had to be made, they are bewildering
in beauty and shapes And as for prices,
they are down TO nothing now. You wouldn't
believe it, but you can walk OIL Sixth avenue
and see in the windows charming, untrimmed
straw bonnets, ranging all the way from 81 Is
down through SO, so, 40, IS and even 10 cent
gradient; and I speak but the unadorned
truth when say that even the ten cent ones,
when fuifed up with little ribbon or what
not, are good enough for princess In moth
ing will little taste and ingenuity go so far
as in the matter of head wear. And, oh!
how cheap are pretty summer ribbons now
So cheap, that if one sees them and can't get
them ones rest is disturbed.
In wraps jet leads off. But the inexperi-
enced shopper must be careful. The good,
imported ones cost like everything, and the
cheap ones are delusions, which lose their
glory the moment you get them home and
examine them. Cheap, braided cloth, dingy
lace and ragged bead fringe are their main
characteristics. Some of the nimble fingered
and ingenious make their own. paying from
S6 to $50 per yard for their braided cloth
But l would urge all to be careful on this
point 1t is easy to spoil them, difficult to
give them the proper finish. Even the gifted
1ressmaker cannot always do it-cannot do il
at all, if she is not also cloakmaker, which
few are
Most Of the jet wraps have great long tabs
n front-perfectly useless and often I'M
slightly adjuncts. The smart shopper. if Sue
buys one of that kind, cuts off the tabs
will tell you why. They will make girl of 16
ook old. They have an old womanish air.
and the air looks mostly in the tabs An
other sold" touch is the pointed piece of silk
which forms the back of many of them
Leave that out If you don't want to be con-
'idered as belonging to the Methusaleh fam
ly Let the whole garment be of Jet, and
zee that it isn't poor jet, either.
Keep your hair dressed high, nv fair
friend, II you want to be in the front of the
fashionable van and stick it full of combs
and fancy pins. Not too many at once. of
curse, but one now and another again.
% leihing to mark the couture, you know.
In the matter of wells color has it. They
come in tulle, in Russian net, in dotted creme
isse, in the most delicate grenadine. in all
'hades-hlac, heiotrope, scarlet, dark reds
blues, ecru, everything Rose pink is the
laintiest and most immensely becoming.
Summer fabrics are greatly in vogue, Ba-
5istes, sateens, ginghams-never were there
'uch ginGhams-and lovely colored linens
abound. Made up with pretty ribbons,
lothlng is more appropriate for summer
wear.
The fit of a dress is becoming more and
more matter of Importance Now that
wraps are very small and often dispensed
with, Broadway presents a vast panorama
Of snugiy clad figures in the afternoon during
The promenade hours
All sorts of things are displayed for neck
wear. In only one particular do all agree.
md that is i'll height Things that saw
,he ears and brace up the chin are ORE |
ferred to everything Of more modest stature.
1t Is, indeed, the era of dude neckwear for |
The collars of the dress are so alti- |
5udlnous that white collar has to be very |
courageous if it can climb above It and hold |
rs place, and look over the battlements in |
'eace. Numerous chemisettcs are on sale |
ma readily purchased. They help out with |
lew toilets by making a change.
White gowns are, as usual, in demand. Tn !
a"ns, laces and soft woods they tempt the |
purse and please the eye.
Parasols are ornate and var;ad 1.oo |
covers can be bought and serve over many
The black and white striped ones are |
very stylish and need no cover. Black and |
" ME are III order in every part of the toilet |
luis season. NAOMI TRENT.